Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan won a silver medal in the vault at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The 31-year-old athlete scored 14.966 points and took second place, bringing Armenia its first medal at the 33rd Olympic Games.
Artur performed two perfectly clean vaults with a difficulty of 5.6, but it wasn't enough to surpass Filipino Carlos Yulo, who had a vault with a difficulty of 6.0. For Yulo, this is already his second gold in Paris; yesterday, he became the champion in floor exercises.
Video of Artur Davtyan's performance.
Artur Davtyan has won his second Olympic medal, having previously earned a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Vault final results, Olympic Games 2024:
GOLD: Carlos Yulo (Philippines) — 15.116
SILVER: Artur Davtyan (Armenia) — 14.966
BRONZE: Harry Hepworth (United Kingdom) — 14.949
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Jake Jarman (United Kingdom) — 14.933
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Aurel Benovic (Croatia) — 14.900
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Nazar Chepurnyi (Ukraine) — 14.899
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Mahdi Olfati (Iran) — 14.266
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Ihor Radivilov (Ukraine) — 14.166
Earlier, another Armenian gymnast, Vahe Davtyan, took 6th place in the rings event.
